Population trend of bird species: datasets from Article 12, Birds Directive 2009/147/EC reporting (2008-2012) - PUBLIC VERSION - Jan. 2021

Gridded Distribution of Species as reported during the Article 12 of the Birds Directive (2009/147/EC) covering the period 2008 to 2012. The data covers the EU 27(2007-2013, prior to the accession of Croatia to the EU), including the delayed data delivery from Greece. The dataset contains a support version of tabular data as reported by Member States, targeted for the assessment of bird population status at the European level for the 2008-2012 reporting period. This includes population sizes and trends (short and long term) for breeding and wintering populations, as well as pressures and threats for Special Protection Area trigger species. This metadata refers to the public dataset, without sensitive species. NOTE: The spatial dataset has been revised in 2021 as some errores had been found in the original Shapefile. The revision includes also delayed deliveries (Greece).